Chapter 32: Professor Su says he also wants to come!

She finished washing her hands, lightly flicked off the water droplets on her fingers, then pursed her fingers and took out a tissue from her bag.

Jiang Cheng just stood at the side, quietly watching Su Manyao's series of actions.

He felt that each of her movements seemed carefully designed, full of unique charm!

"From now on, when you're with me, can you tidy yourself up a bit? Hmm?" Su Manyao said, then looked at Jiang Cheng.

Her Yujie voice was spot-on, especially that final "hmm" which dipped slightly, making it utterly tempting.

Without waiting for Jiang Cheng's answer, she twisted her waist, tossed the tissue into the trash, and walked out of the restroom.

What does that mean? Is she despising me? Jiang Cheng watched the snakelike Yujie walk out of the restroom, feeling a bit dazed.

My hairstyle—is that being disliked?

But he suddenly realized something?

Older sister Su Manyao is someone who really cares about face and self-respect! But that's not strange.

The stronger one's self-esteem, the higher the standards they set for themselves.

Precisely because of those high self-demands, one can cultivate this unique demeanor.

Just like someone who doesn't care about beauty can't possibly dress up beautifully.

A woman who doesn't pay attention to her words and deeds cannot possibly display feminine charm in every frown and smile!

So the aloofness of the aloof Yujie isn't just superficial; she also harbors a strong sense of self-respect and boundaries.

Jiang Cheng suddenly realized that he seemed to be overstepping the Yujie's boundaries each time.

The two came out of the restroom and returned to their original seats.

The crowd of students gathered in the central circle had grown larger than before, and someone was singing.

"Hey, did you see that guy next to Professor Su?" a male student in the surrounding circle said to Song Yu Heng beside him.

Song Yu Heng replied haughtily, "What's he doing?"

As he spoke, he winked at a girl who was looking at him.

The male student beside him said, "I didn't notice just now, but looking now, I feel he's quite handsome.

He's the only male I've seen at Modu Daxue so far who can rival your looks."

"Come on." Song Yu Heng said, then turned his head to glance at Su Manyao.

That glance left Song Yu Heng stunned—just moments ago that guy was utterly ordinary, how did he suddenly look somewhat spirited and handsome? "Senior Song Yu Heng, can you sing a song later?" a little girl from the Music Department approached Song Yu Heng and asked.

Song Yu Heng smiled, "Just have fun, I'm not singing today."

"Just sing one, Senior Song Yu Heng." another girl coquettishly said, gazing at Song Yu Heng with seductive eyes.

Facing the girls' gazes, Song Yu Heng was already accustomed; although few discuss male looks on the school's public platform, he was well aware of his own handsomeness and his appeal to girls.

After the person in the middle finished a song, Song Yu Heng was pushed up by a group of young ladies, making the watching guys envy him to no end.

"Then I'll make a fool of myself." Song Yu Heng said, sitting on the wooden stool with his guitar slung over his shoulder; his gaze unconsciously flicked toward Su Manyao, and seeing her also looking at him, he felt a sudden stir in his heart.

Jiang Cheng was also watching the bustling crowd, observing the guitars slung on the students' backs.

He couldn't help but think of a man.

He unconsciously began to hum softly.

Su Manyao turned her head to look at Jiang Cheng, her eyes flickering.

The rhythm coming from Jiang Cheng's soft hum was something she had never heard before, yet the melody was very attractive to her.

After a while, Su Manyao asked, "What are you singing?"

Jiang Cheng replied, "Just something I made up, I'm humming a couple lines casually."

"You can write songs?" Su Manyao sat on the ground, hugging her knees, looking curiously at Jiang Cheng.

"Mm." Jiang Cheng nodded in response, without further explanation.

He couldn't possibly say honestly that his mind holds a civilized work, all of which are god‑level creations.

Such an explanation would only bring him more trouble; it's better to be thick‑skinned and just say these are his own creations.

For example, the song he just sang, "Former You." Su Manyao rested her chin on her knees, her eyes fixed on Jiang Cheng, wondering what he was thinking, while her toes inside her high heels slightly lifted.

At that moment, a round of applause sounded, drawing both of their gazes over.

Within that surrounding circle, Song Yu Heng had finished his performance; he walked toward the side amid applause and cheers, but his gaze unconsciously flicked toward Su Manyao.

"Senior Song Yu Heng is amazing!"

"I think if Senior Song Yu Heng went on a music talent show, he'd definitely get a great ranking and become a big star!"

"It wouldn't be strange if Senior Song Yu Heng went on 'I Am a Singer' and won the championship, right?"

"Next, is there any classmate who wants to challenge Senior Song Yu Heng?"

"I originally wanted to sing too, but since Song Yu Heng already took the stage, I'll just not go up and embarrass myself."

"Let the female classmates go up later; Song Yu Heng has already performed, so we shouldn't let the male classmates embarrass themselves."

"Here, me."

A faint sound came from afar.

Normally, being so far away, such a tiny sound would hardly be noticed.

But the speaker was Su Manyao, which makes it different—everyone pays attention to her every move.

So someone immediately shouted, "Professor Su says she's coming."

As soon as that was said, everyone turned their gaze toward Su Manyao.

All that could be seen was Su Manyao wearing a light‑green plastic long skirt, sitting on the grass spread with a camping mat, one jade arm raised high, waving toward this side.

"Whoa, it's really Professor Su!"

"Professor Su also wants to join in?"

"Oh wow~ Welcome!"

The male and female students instantly burst into cheers and leapt up.

Su Manyao stood up, pointed at Jiang Cheng sitting on the ground beside her, and said, "It's not me who wants to sing, it's him who wants to sing?"

"Me?"

Jiang Cheng looked up at the tall Yujie beside him, pointed at himself, and asked in surprise.

"Yes, you, sing that song you just sang." Su Manyao said, raising her chin.

Jiang Cheng was dumbfounded— they're singing and I'm sitting way over here, what's it got to do with me?

"You don't dare? Then go tell them yourself you don't dare."

Su Manyao said, squatting down to sit on the stall cloth, giving off an air of "if you can't, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Can you put up with this?"

"Of course you can't put up with this!"

"If you put up with this, how will you ever hold your head up in front of Yujie again?"

"A man must be tough, can't be cowardly, especially in front of women!"

Jiang Cheng immediately stood up and walked toward the circle in the middle of the lawn.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

In this situation, he indeed recalled a song, and couldn't help humming a few lines just now.

"Classmate, could you lend me your guitar for a moment?"

Jiang Cheng walked up to a male student outside the circle and asked.

This male student was Cui Ruifeng; Jiang Cheng had also seen Cui Ruifeng's predicament just now.

In Jiang Cheng's view, instrument quality is certainly important.

But for this kind of occasion, compared to the instrument, what's more important is a happy atmosphere!

Cui Ruifeng was still caught up in the earlier embarrassment, hadn't recovered, and said somewhat timidly and helplessly, "My guitar's tone isn't very good."

(End of chapter)